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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 8]

[…continued from last post] CONCLUSION Fans of “Rage In Eden” have been waiting a while for this box and it’s proved to be quite interesting. I can remember in 2008 when the 2xCD edition came out, following a few years … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 6]

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD2 The next set of tunes here were almost preordained as the band bit into the three song suite that capped their “Rage In Eden” disc. The way these songs flowed, … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 5]

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD1 The fourth CD in the box got to what was the main reason why I am vulnerable to a box that will represent the 9th time I buy an album … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 4]

[…continued from this post] SINGLES, B-SIDES + RARITIES [CONT.] The rest of disc three was comprised of glimpses of mostly familiar material in its formative stages. First up were a series of loose cassette rehearsals where the kinks in the … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 3]

[…continued from last post] STEVEN WILSON 2.0 MIX [CONT.] So we were diving into Disc 2 of the “Rage In Eden” ultrabox. The famous ending to the album was the stark and uncompromising “You Name [Has Slipped My Mind Again].” … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 2]

[…continued from last post] 1981 ALBUM The classic 1981 album was perhaps the acme of Ure-era Ultravox. Chest-deep in angst-ridden melodrama and European angst. We’ve waxed eloquent about the album itself during the Ultravox Rock G.P.A. so those thoughts were … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 1]

It shipped to me inexpensively from a US dealer once it went on sale in America in December, 2022; over two months following the late September UK/European release of this ultrabox. It follows in the formats established by the “Vienna” … Continue reading

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